International arbitration counsel Augustin Barrier (pictured) has been promoted to partner at Lalive, effective January 2025. Barrier joined Lalive’s Geneva office in 2016, proceding from Dentons, as associate and became then counsel in 2020 . He specializes in
Pestalozzi and Kellerhals Carrard both advised Adragos Pharma, a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) headquartered in Munich, Germany, in the acquisition of Baccinex, an aseptic fill-finish manufacturing based in Courroux, Jura, Switzerland. With
Borel & Barbey has advised NeuroGyn in a successful CHF 3 million financing round led by a business angel. The Swiss medtech company specializing in neurotechnology solutions founded by Prof. Dr. Marc Possover focuses on improving
Laurence Krayenbühl (pictured) has joined Bratschi as a new partner. She will move to her new position after six years as partner at Legal Insights, a firm she also founded. She brings to Bratschi
The emergence of deepfake technology and its impact on law, media, and intellectual property rights With the rise of Artificial intelligence, the line between reality and fabricated digital content has become alarmingly blurred. Deepfake technology —
Lorenza Ferrari Hofer, AIPPI’s new president, on the critical role of IP in a rapidly changing world and her vision for a collaborative, forward-thinking organization by claudia la via Collaboration, innovation, and legal stability
A comprehensive survey from Thomson Reuters has uncovered significant challenges facing in-house legal departments, with mounting financial pressures driving strategic transformations across corporate legal teams. The 2024 State of the Corporate Law Department&
Dantès Law, a 1-year-old French firm based in Paris, has recently opened a permanent office in Geneva. Heading it will be the firm’s partner Thibault Stumm (pictured). The new location will focus on
Kellerhals Carrard advised Schuman Financial on the closing of a €7 million seed round, led by RockawayX, with participation of Lightspeed Faction, Kraken Ventures, Nexo Ventures, GnosisVC, Delta Blockchain Fund, and Bankless Ventures. The team The
Bär & Karrer advised Raben Group and Sieber Transport on their partnership to jointly establish Raben Sieber, a new company that will provide an extensive groupage transport network across Switzerland and Europe. The deal
